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  • J johnsyd

    Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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    PIEBALDconsult
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    So what did you do?

    private static readonly O932 = new System.DateTime ( 9 , 32 , 00 ) ;

    ...

    private bool IsBefore932()
    {
    return ( System.DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay <= O932 ) ;
    }

    (Or something like that, only better.)

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      So what did you do?

      private static readonly O932 = new System.DateTime ( 9 , 32 , 00 ) ;

      ...

      private bool IsBefore932()
      {
      return ( System.DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay <= O932 ) ;
      }

      (Or something like that, only better.)

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      Ri Qen Sin
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      Compiler error! Wait… is that a zero or the letter O?

      So the creationist says: Everything must have a designer. God designed everything. I say: Why is God the only exception? Why not make the "designs" (like man) exceptions and make God a creation of man?

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        Compiler error! Wait… is that a zero or the letter O?

        So the creationist says: Everything must have a designer. God designed everything. I say: Why is God the only exception? Why not make the "designs" (like man) exceptions and make God a creation of man?

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        PIEBALDconsult
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        The letter O, of course. :-D

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        • P PIEBALDconsult

          So what did you do?

          private static readonly O932 = new System.DateTime ( 9 , 32 , 00 ) ;

          ...

          private bool IsBefore932()
          {
          return ( System.DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay <= O932 ) ;
          }

          (Or something like that, only better.)

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          johnsyd
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          You could have a lot of fun coming up with variations on the same theme! It's still there in production - I suspect we left it because it is too funny to lose.

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          • J johnsyd

            Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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            Ri Qen Sin
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            Gems like this is the reason I don't buy commercial ready-to-use components or libraries unless I can see the source code myself. :doh:

            So the creationist says: Everything must have a designer. God designed everything. I say: Why is God the only exception? Why not make the "designs" (like man) exceptions and make God a creation of man?

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            • J johnsyd

              Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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              CPallini
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              At least... does its job! :)

              If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
              This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke

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              • J johnsyd

                Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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                Chris Maunder
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                I would love to see the specs for that particular case.

                cheers, Chris Maunder

                CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                • J johnsyd

                  Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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                  The Nightcoder
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                  If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. Then again...

                  Peter the small turnip (1) It Has To Work. --RFC 1925[^]

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                  • J johnsyd

                    Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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                    The Cake of Deceit
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                    I think they call that method every morning. :)

                    I'd been called 'ugly', 'pug ugly', 'fugly', 'pug fugly' but never 'ugly ugly'. - Moe Szyslak

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                    • C Chris Maunder

                      I would love to see the specs for that particular case.

                      cheers, Chris Maunder

                      CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                      johnsyd
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                      It's part of a real-time application with tasks that are interdependent with tasks performed by many other apps running over several networks. 9:32 was the start time for a group of tasks it needed to do. It's actually an upgrade from the now deprecated function IsBefore928() :-) We know the maximum time each task takes to complete, so we can use cutoff times as a simple way to coordinate tasks between different machines on different networks without them having to know anything about each other. A settings file for the task start/stop times would be better. But to be fair, as a couple of guys have pointed out here, it does what it is supposed to!

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                      • P PIEBALDconsult

                        The letter O, of course. :-D

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                        Anthony Mushrow
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                        It wasn't and you know it ;P

                        My current favourite word is: I'm starting to run out of fav. words!

                        -SK Genius

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                        • J johnsyd

                          Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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                          MarkB777
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                          Yea, alot of unneccesary code there.

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                          • A Anthony Mushrow

                            It wasn't and you know it ;P

                            My current favourite word is: I'm starting to run out of fav. words!

                            -SK Genius

                            Game Programming articles start -here[^]-

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                            PIEBALDconsult
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                            O0O0O0

                            O0O0O0... huh, I thought it was. I know I meant it to be, but the pre they look the same. What kind of second-rate joint is this? I'm going to the suggestion forum next.

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                              O0O0O0

                              O0O0O0... huh, I thought it was. I know I meant it to be, but the pre they look the same. What kind of second-rate joint is this? I'm going to the suggestion forum next.

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                              Anthony Mushrow
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                              Actually I think it is an Oh. BUt like you said, they look the same. It's terrible, it's a disgrace, it's, it's... I don't really care anymore.

                              My current favourite word is: I'm starting to run out of fav. words!

                              -SK Genius

                              Game Programming articles start -here[^]-

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                              • J johnsyd

                                Found this little gem in one of our apps at work ... // A method to check if current time is before 09:32am. private bool IsBefore932() { if (Clock.Now.Hour < 9) { return true; } else if (Clock.Now.Hour == 9) { if (Clock.Now.Minute < 32) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } }

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                                Andy Brummer
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                                I hope you have unit tests with 100% code coverage for each one of those methods.

                                I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

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